"I would like to thank all of the people who have been on the battlefields fighting for our children. You all laid the groundwork so that I would be prepared to go into battle to save my child. I vowed I would never let anyone harm my child under any circumstances. My mother protected me and I wanted to do the same for my child. So I began to research how to legally fight child protective services. The amount of helpful information I found was phenomenal. At that point I knew I was not alone in this battle. I just had to do my part and Ariana had to do hers...and that was to hold on. I believe that Ariana and I had to go through this to expose a dark, ugly fowl secret. The selling, kidnapping and holding hostage as well as the unnecessary drugging of our children. We as parents must never stop protecting our children. It is our responsibility to care for them. So we must research and do whatever we must to help our children. No one is going to take better care of our children than we are. We must prepare ourselves to do so and let the Lord continue to implement his plan." -Maryanne Godboldo acceptance speech after receiving the Human Rights Award ​at the CCHR International annual human rights awards banquet in Los Angeles